Definition of spread

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Spread (v. t.) To propagate; to cause to affect great numbers; as, to spread a disease..

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Toilet :: Toilet (n.) A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room..
Spreadingly :: Spreader (n.) A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.
Carbuncle :: Carbuncle (n.) A very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called anthrax..
Resound :: Resound (v. t.) To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of..
Substratum :: Substratum (n.) That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another; specifically (Agric.), the subsoil..
Diffusibility :: Diffusibility (n.) The quality of being diffusible; capability of being poured or spread out.
Dash :: Dash (v. t.) To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there; as, to dash wine with water; to dash paint upon a picture..
Bespreading :: Bespreading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Besprea.
Circumfusile :: Circumfusile (a.) Capable of being poured or spread round.
Palmated :: Palmated (a.) Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the fingers spread.
Diffuse :: Diffuse (v. t.) To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse information..
Spatula :: Spatula (n.) An implement shaped like a knife, flat, thin, and somewhat flexible, used for spreading paints, fine plasters, drugs in compounding prescriptions, etc. Cf. Palette knife, under Palette..
Liverwort :: Liverwort (n.) A flowerless plant (Marchantia polymorpha), having an irregularly lobed, spreading, and forking frond..
Tamarind :: Tamarind (n.) A leguminous tree (Tamarindus Indica) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated..
Squarroso-dentate :: Squarrose (a.) Having scales spreading every way, or standing upright, or at right angles to the surface; -- said of a shell..
Cerate :: Cerate (n.) An unctuous preparation for external application, of a consistence intermediate between that of an ointment and a plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin..
Fresco :: Fresco (a.) The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries..
Disseminate :: Disseminate (v. t. & i.) To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for propagation..
Bedspread :: Bedspread (n.) A bedquilt; a counterpane; a coverlet.
Algonkin :: Algonkin (n.) One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern part of North America. The name was originally applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St. Lawrence..
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